Development status and trend of traditional Chinese medicine database

摘要

Following the trend of information technology,the development of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)databases has led to great changes in terms of data.For example,the storage and dissemination medium of data has achieved a shift from paper books to the internet,and the content has expanded from basic information to comprehensive information such as targets and molecular structures of modern medicine.In recent years,the amount of information contained in the TCM databases has grown at an unparalleled rate.However,there are still challenges correlated with the database construction,including insufficient data volume,inconsistent construction standards,and a low level of platformization.Additionally,the prevalence of applications in the field of TCM like network pharmacology,bioinformatics,and artificial intelligence requires a large volume of high-quality data.Generally speaking,the advancements in life science and artificial intelligence technology have outpaced the development of TCM databases.Therefore,this paper compiled the current status of TCM databases,discussed the benefits and drawbacks of various databases,and concluded that the development trend should be comprehensive,platform-based,and tightly integrated with modern life science technology and artificial intelligence technology,so as to provide assistance to the modernization research of TCM.